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Martha Jefferson House is a multilevel retirement community that offers a unique, close-knit and extraordinary living environment to all of its retired residents. We have received our accreditation from the Better Business Bureau.

The house sits on a private cul-de-sac in the heart of Charlottesville, with unique and spacious gardens and terraces surrounding the House. It makes for the most relaxing environment for our residents.

Our Mission

“My reason for writing the story of Martha Jefferson House is to record the effect of its establishment on the lives of those who have lived there and on other people in the orbit of the House and Health Care Center.

The design of the founders, Hunter Perry and Lillian Perry Edwards, to provide a place of security and dignity for the final years of older people has been fulfilled in a way that is even greater than they, the Perrys, could have imagined. It is as though their altruistic gesture triggered a chain-reaction of a similar selflessness in those connected with this household, from members of the volunteer Operating Committee on through to the staff and employees. Residents through the years have responded to the gift of the House by a spirit of benevolence of their own in a continual outpouring of small acts of kindness, good cheer, and consideration among and between each other.

It is an old and well-known theory: the effect of a good deed in spreading the light, in making even the best people better; but it is by example, by keeping the record, that the concept endures and thus proves to be true.”

Excerpt from The Light We See, A Memoir-History of Martha Jefferson House, written by Mary Scott Parker Blake, 1986.

Martha Jefferson House Testimonials

One of my favorite things about living here at the Martha Jefferson House is its location. It’s around the corner from the library, within walking distance of five churches, ten minutes’ drive to reach 29 North, and it’s within ten minutes of the downtown area of the City Charlottesville. The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is also a short walk from here. I can never say it enough to people who know me. I tell them all the time–it is simply a privilege to live here.

- A Current Resident

Earlier this year we realized that Dad needed to be closer to his family here in Charlottesville. We began looking at independent/assisted living homes in and around the city. I remember the rainy March day when I called Martha Jefferson House. A friendly voice answered the phone and quickly connected me to Sheila in Admissions. Instantly Sheila recognized that for a family member to call and discuss moving a parent out of his/her home is painful. She provided a sympathetic ear and invited us to make an appointment for a visit. Continue reading…